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@vmbrasseur Personally, I would like to see Mozilla return to its core, the Firefox browser, and fix long-standing bugs and ensure compatibility with Chromium (for example, video conferences run more smoothly in Chromium, and websites can access USB and serial devices with Chromium). I also miss the FTP protocol support in Firefox. Support for the Gemini protocol would also be nice.
@vmbrasseur And in mobile Firefox: that it finally becomes truly FLOSS and can be published reproducibly in F-Droid. And that connections run smoothly or reload automatically (similar to Cromite), even with unstable internet.
@vmbrasseur And what should actually be a matter of course: forks like LibreWolf should become unnecessary if Mozilla removes nonsense from Firefox on its own initiative.
@mark22k @vmbrasseur Good points! I wrote something similar:
A strong and competitive Firefox browser, focused on improving the browsing experience by implementing web standards while regularly improving privacy and security for users.
I want a focused Firefox browser without any LLM/"generative AI" features.
Machine translations like currently available in `about:translations` are OK to keep. "Generative AI" or LLMs however should not be in the core Firefox browser - at all.
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@mark22k @vmbrasseur
I want a thriving open source community around Firefox. To achieve this, Mozilla needs to shift all available resources towards developing the browser.
I think this is the only way to regain the trust of the community, and gain increased support from users and contributors who directly support further development of the Firefox browser. Maybe even with ear marked donations to directly fund Firefox development.
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@mark22k @vmbrasseur For the future of the web, I sincerely hope my message gets across.
Mozilla, please stop acting like you are Big Tech Lite. I want the Mozilla back that is fully focused on empowering both users and web developers to create a better web.
The best way to do this is by fully focusing Mozilla's resources on improving the core features of the Firefox browser, and pushing the web platform forward.
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@vmbrasseur they asked me for a donation...which I might actually do if they weren't working with Meta on ad tracking https://blog.zgp.org/why-turn-off-firefox-ad-tracking/
(you can't sell out and then ask for $, that's like admitting you are bad at selling out)
@dmarti @vmbrasseur My entry in the form was this:
> Mozilla needs to stop chasing VC-driven fever dream projects like cyrptocurrencies or LLMs. Mozilla should focus on making a browser that protects and preserves the open web, and holding tech companies to account via standards bodies and government lobbying.
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> As the old joke goes, Firefox is the second-worst browser out there, but all the others are tied for first place. Every time we see a kook tech-bro obsession like the aforementioned cryptocurrencies or LLMs announced for Firefox, you lose a great deal of trust from the public. Right now we feel held hostage, because it seems the attitude from Mozilla is "Yeah but where else would you go?"
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> If you keep up this trend, we will build somewhere to go. You know it is possible: you did it yourselves two decades ago.
@vmbrasseur I doubt that they will actually listen, but I've participated anyway, just to let them know.
@notbobbytables @vmbrasseur Many of us listen, and we are reachable via Mastodon: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mastodon#Mozilla_accounts
Thanks for sending in feedback! Highly appreciated.
@lars Bring back Mozilla DOT social instance... @notbobbytables @vmbrasseur
@vmbrasseur @EdCates Excellent comment 👍